Ever
since I saw a TRS-80 Model 1 playing Blackjack back in 1979, I've had
a fascination with microcomputers.
Of course these days computers (we've stopped calling them microcomputers) are simply consumables, and have morphed into common household gadgets such as HD Recorders, phones and Ipods. However, back in those pre-Internet years from 1975-86 these machines were wondrous, mysterious and all different. "Micros" seemed to point to an exciting future, and that is exactly what came to pass.
This webspace is devoted to the computers and computing culture of those years, from my own personal perspective and often with a "down under" flavour. The reason for its existence is to preserve some history before it's forgotten by those of us that were there, or so it can be discovered by those that weren't. If you enjoy retro-computing, there is likely to be something on this ad-free site for you (eventually)!
Have a look around. If there are vintage computer items you want to acquire or dispose of, or if you have a classic computer reflection of your own, post a note in the forums.
Don't forget to sign the guestbook before you go.
(Last edited on 24th August, 2008)
Classic-Computers.org.nz websites
A
Tribute to the Dick Smith System-80
(Extensive information on this Australian/NZ classic)
My Vintage Collection and Blog!
(My own computer rest home residents and how I look after them)
New Zealand Bits and Bytes Microcomputer
Magazine Archive
(Scanned copies of early issues. A work in progress)
New Zealand Vintage Computer
Forums
(Post here if you want a vintage item, have one for sale, or wish
to share your own NZ classic computer experience)
Other links you should know about
Vintage
Computers Collectors (New Zealand)
(A list of NZ collectors and what they own)
The
Vintage Computer Forums
(Active international community of fellow vintage computer enthusiasts)
The Retrobits Podcast
(Audio series on classic computers)
The Obsolete Technology
Website
(Comprehensive coverage of many vintage models from a private collector)
Vintage
Computers | The Collectors Weekly
(Collectors e-zine with a Vintage computer section)